The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) plans to irradiate up to 5,000 tritium rods every 18 months using two Tennessee nuclear reactors, one of the seven options it was considering to meet national security requirements.
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Morning Briefing - June 23, 2016
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NNSA to Irradiate 5,000 Tritium Rods Every 18 Months at Two Tennessee Sites
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NEW: Via public records request, I’ve been able to confirm reporting today that a warrant has been issued for DOE deputy asst. secretary of spent fuel and waste disposition Sam Brinton for another luggage theft, this time at Las Vegas’s Harry Reid airport. (cc: @EMPublications)
DOE spent fuel lead Brinton accused of second luggage theft.
by @BenjaminSWeiss, confirming today's reports with warrant from Las Vegas Metro PD.
Waste has been Emplaced! 🚮
We have finally begun emplacing defense-related transuranic (TRU) waste in Panel 8 of #WIPP.
Read more about the waste emplacement here: https://wipp.energy.gov/wipp_news_20221123-2.asp
Editorial: Sam Brinton’s credibility is now an issue 🔓